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John Hansen
September 21, 2023

Fall TV preview 2023: 10 shows I wouldn’t mind watching

Even as someone who writes about TV shows, I’m not too bothered by the Hollywood strike. If anything, I feel it gives me a chance

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John Hansen
June 27, 2023

In ‘Amityville 4’ (1989), ‘The Evil Escapes’ into a daytime soap

The line between TV and film has blurred as we approach the point where the two media will be indistinguishable in production values. In 1989,

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John Hansen
March 16, 2023

It’s freaky how great ‘Freaks and Geeks’ (1999-2000) still is

“Freaks and Geeks” (1999-2000, NBC/Fox Family) took TV from the Nineties to the Aughts as it chronicled kids moving from the Seventies to the Eighties.

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John Hansen
September 21, 2022

‘Quantum Leap’ finds its way home, with mixed results

When we last saw “Quantum Leap” in the official TV canon, Dr. Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) was still lost in an endless string of leaps

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John Hansen
March 11, 2022

Fuller’s version of ‘Carrie’ (2002) digs into characters

After the commercial and critical misfire of “The Rage: Carrie 2” (1999), the “Carrie” TV movie (2002) was the next project to see the franchise

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John Hansen
February 25, 2022

‘Law & Order’ rips from decade of headlines to launch Season 21

The pandemic continues, World War IV might be underway and, worst of all, the baseball season will likely be canceled. But there’s a sliver of

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John Hansen
September 30, 2021

NBC’s new Event Series, ‘La Brea,’ is stuck in the pits

Cool concepts aren’t enough anymore. “La Brea,” which premiered Tuesday on NBC, has a pretty good one: A sinkhole opens at the titular tar pits

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John Hansen
January 8, 2020

‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ ain’t exactly ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’

“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” (NBC) isn’t “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” … or “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist” … or “Zoey 101.” Watching the pilot episode of the series